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Necropoleis on the Vatican Hill. The decoration analysis and its paralels Roman art.
Michalcová, Jana ; Ondřejová, Iva (advisor) ; Titz, Pavel (referee)
The topic of the Diploma thesis is "Necropoleis on the Vatican Hill. The decoration analysis and its parallels in Roman art." The diploma thesis is divided into several parts that are particularly analysed. The first part is focused on the Vatican area layout in ancient world and both ancient and contemporary area layouts are compared. The second part is focused on the analysis of mausoleums along Via Cornelia and their decoration. The thesis tries to find some parallels with the mausoleums in the roman art which proclaim the use of these iconographical materials in other settings and historical backgrounds. The next part describes the necropolis along Via Triumphalis and the most important tombs within the specific sectors. The individual subchapters deal with selected motifs, which meanings intersect the pagan and Christian world. The following part analyzes selected sarcophagi and their decorative motifs. Consequently, both observed contexts are compared. The last part of the thesis provides the dating of several lamps from necropolis along Via Triumphalis. Keywords Vatican, necropolis, Via Cornelia, Via Triumphalis, antiquity, early Christian, roman art, decoration, sarcophagi
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Curse Tablets and their Archaeological Context in the Roman Province of Britannia
Śmiejová, Michaela ; Titz, Pavel (advisor) ; Musil, Jiří (referee)
(in English): Curse tablets are interesting phenomenon in the Ancient world. The curses are usully written on the lead tablet. Totally there are about 1500 curses found, from which one third is written in latin and 309 from that amount were founf in Roman Britain. I focus on this countable group in my Diploma Thesis. Firstly I prefer the archaeological side of the artefact. The context is usually the only way to date and understand the curse tablet itself. I offer all the sites where information about them is given. We can talk also about the so called prayers for justice which are quite numerous in Britannia. They are of the same principle as curses, but they are not made for satisfied selfish ambitions. They ask gods for help. Most often they are made because of the robbery which has not been punished in the world of mortals, because the thief is not known or there are too many suspects.
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The votive terracottas of the Middle Roman Republic and the impact of Magna Graecia art on them
Titz, Pavel ; Ondřejová, Iva (advisor)
Od nejrannějších dob po dlouhá staletí lidé ve starověké střední Itálii přinášeli svým božstvům jako projev náležité úcty nejrůznější oběti. Hmotné pozůstatky dokládající jejich víru v nadpřirozené síly a uctívání některých přírodních prvků a jevů jakými byly například prameny, jezera, řeky, hory, jeskyně nebo výrazné stromy v krajině, nacházejí archeologové v podobě zbytků obětin či votiv. 1 Tyto předměty- ex vota, tedy votivní oběti/dary člověka bohům, měly zajistit člověku přízeň božstva nebo vyjadřovaly vzdání díků božstvu za laskavost projevenou konkrétnímu člověku nebo skupině lidí. Původně skromné dary reflektující každodenní skutečnosti a nesnadnost lidského údělu se postupem času stávaly propracovanějšími a dokonce byly často vyráběny nebo i dováženy jen pro tu kterou příležitost. Antický člověk vyhledával božskou pomoc v nejrůznějších situacích.2 At' už to bylo v čase nejistoty, osobní nouze či obecného nebezpečí nebo si lidé chtěli naopak bohy naklonit s předstihem pro případný zvrat zatím přejícného osudu, věřilo se, že dobrovolný akt vzdání se něčeho osobního ve prospěch vyšších sil, jim může zajistit přízeň mocných obdarovaných. Toto chování do značné míry staví na víře v platnost výroku, že bude-li se člověk sám chovat odpovídajícím způsobem k bohům- a bude tedy pius3 - budou i oni muset...
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The Analysis of Construction Activities of the Flavian Dynasty Emperors in the Territory of the Roman Provinces
Rychtarová Vavřincová, Veronika ; Titz, Pavel (advisor) ; Musil, Jiří (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the issue of The Analysis of Construction Activities of the Flavian Dynasty Emperors in the Territory of the Roman Provinces. The Emperors are Vespasian, Titus and Domitian. The time of their rule is second half of the 1. century AD. It is about their lives and impact of the roman provinces territory. All three Emperors are known for their architecture boom in Rome and Italy, but in Roman Provinces it is about Territory expansion. Each Emperor of Flavian dynasty have a big interest in this Era and this leads to architecture construction, where was only barbaricum before it. Key words: Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Roman Empire, Roman Provinces, Flavian Dynasty, Architecture
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Roman Table and Board Games in Archaeological Context
Filipová, Nikola ; Titz, Pavel (advisor) ; Musil, Jiří (referee)
This thesis deals with the topic of board and table games as an important aspect of everyday life in the roman society. Games were meant for people of all age and social classes. These activities were often connected with gambling which was criticised by many roman authors and also regulated by laws. The main focus of this thesis is on favourite games latrunculi and duodecim scripta with regard on their archaeological context. Its aim is to compare material culture with literary sources and iconographic evidence and to define time periods of concrete game phenomena.
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Representation of plants in Roman wall-paintings
Kossuthová, Patrícia ; Ondřejová, Iva (advisor) ; Titz, Pavel (referee)
(english): This paper discusses displaying plants on the murals, especially in the area of Pompeii and further around affected by eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Showed plants in this work are divided into several categories according to the context of the show. This work contains a list of identified plant species, which is demonstrated in individual examples of paintings. In addition to paintings in Pompeii area this work mentions the example of a display of plants in the garden painting in the Villa di Livia at Prima Porta, near Rome. Keywords: Roman wall-painting, Roman art, plants, Pompeii
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The Imperial Propaganda with Focus on the Female Element in Portrait Art
Mrázková, Eliška ; Ondřejová, Iva (advisor) ; Titz, Pavel (referee)
The thesis is focused on the imperial propaganda in sculpture, gems and coins. It focuses primarily on the importance of the female element of propaganda, therefore describes how the goddesses are compared to empresses and how it happens. It also deals with portraits of emperors, who use display of female goddesses and personifications or other female elements in their portraits. The thesis rates the frequency of female subjects in different periods and their changes, separates the general set of themes of propaganda used by each emperor and female elements specific to a particular ruler. It follows the gradual portrait emancipation among women close to the emperor. Social changes and their reflection in political propaganda are also seen. Time period begins with the reign of Augustus, continues with Julio-Claudian dynasty, the year of four emperors, Flavian dynasty, Adoptive emperors and Severan dynasty.
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Curse Tablets and their Archaeological Context in the Roman Province of Britannia
Śmiejová, Michaela ; Titz, Pavel (advisor) ; Musil, Jiří (referee)
(in English): Curse tablets are interesting phenomenon in the Ancient world. The curses are usully written on the lead tablet. Totally there are about 1500 curses found, from which one third is written in latin and 309 from that amount were founf in Roman Britain. I focus on this countable group in my Diploma Thesis. Firstly I prefer the archaeological side of the artefact. The context is usually the only way to date and understand the curse tablet itself. I offer all the sites where information about them is given. We can talk also about the so called prayers for justice which are quite numerous in Britannia. They are of the same principle as curses, but they are not made for satisfied selfish ambitions. They ask gods for help. Most often they are made because of the robbery which has not been punished in the world of mortals, because the thief is not known or there are too many suspects.
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Vindolanda and Vindolanda tablets. The Archaeology of Life on the British Limes
Tlustá, Johana ; Titz, Pavel (advisor) ; Musil, Jiří (referee)
Roman fortification Vindolanda was situated along the Roman road Stanegate running across the Solway-Tyne isthmus and was occupied by auxiliary units from approximately 80-400 AD. Vindolanda's damp natural environment and the Roman terrain levelling technology enabled numbers of thin wooden tablets with ink writing to survive until today. The content of these tablets range from military strength reports, duty officers' reports, daily rosters, leave requests to personal correspondence and accounts. Nearly 2000 tablets have been found so far. They carry significant information concerning the processes within the Roman army and life of the troops on the northern frontier. This thesis deals with the content of these tablets in comparison to the material culture which was found on the site. It also investigates whether these tablets are relevant to archaeological science and uses them to infer the daily life of Roman soldiers on the British limes.
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Classical Artifacts in the Collections of the Regional museum in Vysoké Mýto
Schmidtová, Dominika ; Titz, Pavel (advisor) ; Ondřejová, Iva (referee)
SCHMIDTOVÁ, DOMINIKA. Antique items in the collections of Regional museum in Vysoké Mýto. Praha: Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, 2015, 115 425 characters. Bachelor thesis This paper processes ancient objects from the collections of the Regional Museum in Vysoké Mýto. The focus is on "Collection of Pompeii," containing two ceramic lamps, six glass bottles, mostly balsamaria and ten small metal objects between which appears crossbow brooch, keys or arrowheads. In addition to this collection is processed even brick with stamp of Roman legion. The work also includes an excursion to the 19th century, where we can see increasing interest in archeology and collecting ancient monuments in Bohemia. On this basis, the conclusion discusses whether the items really come from Pompeii or not, and the reason why this collection was named after this Italian place, was examined. Keywords archaeology, ancient collection, Pompeii, an ancient lamp, balsamarium, crossbow brooche, Roman brick stamp, collecting, Regional Museum in Vysoké Mýto
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